--- title: "CitedGEO (@citedgeo) | Hashnode" description: "How AI decides which businesses to recommend, explained simply. Read the latest articles by CitedGEO on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@citedgeo" --- @citedgeo # CitedGEO @citedgeo · Joined September 2026 How AI decides which businesses to recommend, explained simply. [Website](https://citedgeo.com/free-audit/?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=profile) ### [Perplexity rarely cites your Google Business profile. Here is what it cites instead.](https://citedgeo.hashnode.dev/perplexity-rarely-cites-your-google-business-profile-here-is-what-it-cites-instead?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) If you run a local business in the UK, you have probably spent hours on your Google Business profile. We wanted to know if Perplexity cites it. So we asked. What we did On 27 and 28 September 2026 we 5 min read · [citedgeo.hashnode.dev](https://citedgeo.hashnode.dev/perplexity-rarely-cites-your-google-business-profile-here-is-what-it-cites-instead?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 13](https://hashnode.com/posts/perplexity-rarely-cites-your-google-business-profile-here-is-what-it-cites-instead/6ace34e881dd5159c28dcd86) ### [We opened the product pages of 37 UK online shops. Only 2 tell Google anything about delivery or returns.](https://citedgeo.hashnode.dev/we-opened-the-product-pages-of-37-uk-online-shops-only-2-tell-google-anything-about-delivery-or-returns?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) We pulled a list of active UK Ltd companies registered for online retail, found their live sites, and opened one product page on each. 37 of them loaded as real product pages, with a price or a basket 5 min read · [citedgeo.hashnode.dev](https://citedgeo.hashnode.dev/we-opened-the-product-pages-of-37-uk-online-shops-only-2-tell-google-anything-about-delivery-or-returns?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/we-opened-the-product-pages-of-37-uk-online-shops-only-2-tell-google-anything-about-delivery-or-returns/6abd93c468bc2d23a6bfa305) ### [What a 15-query AI visibility audit found for a kitchen equipment retailer](https://citedgeo.hashnode.dev/what-a-15-query-ai-visibility-audit-found-for-a-kitchen-equipment-retailer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) This is a write-up of one of our anonymised case studies: an online retailer of professional kitchen equipment for restaurants, bakeries and food service operators. The client's name is withheld. Ever 8 min read · [citedgeo.hashnode.dev](https://citedgeo.hashnode.dev/what-a-15-query-ai-visibility-audit-found-for-a-kitchen-equipment-retailer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-a-15-query-ai-visibility-audit-found-for-a-kitchen-equipment-retailer/6ab8621777e07f72b256aeb6) ### [How we measure whether Perplexity and Google AI Overviews cite a brand](https://citedgeo.hashnode.dev/how-we-measure-whether-perplexity-and-google-ai-overviews-cite-a-brand?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Numbers about AI visibility are easy to inflate. A single screenshot of a chatbot naming a brand proves very little: ask the same question again and the answer may name someone else. If an agency repo 10 min read · [citedgeo.hashnode.dev](https://citedgeo.hashnode.dev/how-we-measure-whether-perplexity-and-google-ai-overviews-cite-a-brand?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 26](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-we-measure-whether-perplexity-and-google-ai-overviews-cite-a-brand/6ab85b28d8fac34087f8fd09)